We are pleased to offer the Adults' British Canoeing Paddle Safer Award at Aztec Adventure Upton Warren.
If you’re a new or novice paddler and want to raise your awareness of paddling safely, then the Paddle Safer is for you! It’ll help you develop a better understanding of how to be safe when taking to the water.
During this award, your instructor will work with you to develop your knowledge around equipment and environmental factors, as well as practical rescues, giving you confidence on the water.
What is the Paddle Safer Award?
The Paddle Safer award is exactly what it says on the tin. This practical course gives you top tips and considerations to support you to paddle safer. Over the two hours, you will learn how to choose appropriate equipment. You will also develop an understanding of the factors which affect your paddling, such as the environment.
During the session, you will develop your knowledge, experience and ability to plan your paddles and trips. It will highlight what to expect and look out for, based on the places you paddle.
You will practice a range of rescue techniques, and learn how to support each other and explore possible solutions to common mishaps.
Who is Paddle Safer for?
It is for anyone over the age of 16 years + who wants to develop their awareness and skills on the water. You don’t need any previous experience to take your Paddle Safer Award, just the desire for fun and learning! You can use any craft, including kayaks, canoes, stand up paddleboards, sit on tops and inflatables.
Is it a compulsory award to get started?
Absolutely not, no! It’s completely up to you whether you take the award or not. But, if you’ve never been used a stand up paddleboard, it’s definitely something you should consider.
Paddling is very accessible to everyone, but it’s a little like riding a bike… easy if you know how and important for you to stay safe on the water.
What is covered in the Paddle Safer Award?
- Clothing and equipment information, it covers everything you need to know to physically get yourself on the water, covering all the types of equipment you’ll need, as well as any additional safety equipment you could consider.
- The paddling environment, you will discuss and observe the sheltered water environment, based on the places you usually paddle, as well as what to look out for with the changing weather forecast.
- Learn to plan your journey, with top tips around what to expect and look out for, considering your experience and ability.
- The fun bit, practicing your rescues, you’ll learn about how to stay safe and make the most out of your paddling session, providing practical solutions if you get into difficulty, how to support each other and call for help.
Useful information
Refunds
- Up to seven days prior to your activity date you can cancel an existing booking and receive a full refund. You can also amend your booking free of charge.
- Up to five days prior to your activity date you can amend your booking free of charge.
- Within five days of the booking date, if Aztec Adventure Ltd are operational, you will not be entitled to move your booking, or receive any refunds for cancellations.
- To make a change to your booking, please email: hello@aztecadventure.co.uk and include your booking reference number with your request.
What equipment can I use?
You can use any craft, including kayaks, canoes, stand up paddleboards, sit on tops and inflatables. You can use ours or bring your own!
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TESTIMONIALS
We love what we do at Aztec Adventure but don’t just take our word for it! See all the lovely things our customers have to say about us.
The disability sessions were fabulous. All 4 of my autistic sailors arrived wound up and anxious. They left relaxed and happy. The staff and volunteers (thank you) were very supportive and understanding. Great sessions. We hope to be back.
My two grandchildren went on the high ropes and thoroughly enjoyed it. The young woman in charge gave lots of encouragement. Their mum and I had a great time on the crazy golf. All in all a brilliant time on a beautiful sunny day. We even had a display from the Red Arrows!
Fab high ropes course. Good intro and felt every safe throughout. Lovely location and fun to look down on relatives playing golf!
Just to say thank you for today. The adventure course was fantastic.
My son Jake was very nervous and scared but due to the lady who kept watch on us (terrible sorry didn't get her name) coached and guided him around the different parts of the course.
My son went from absolutely terrified to super happy, and by our second go his confidence and smile were beaming.
Great place and great helpful staff from start to finish. He couldn't stop talking about it the rest of the way home.
Thank you.
My daughter absolutely loved her time with you, in fact she told me she’d had the best day ever. Now we know what you offer there we will definitely be back. Also the site is so beautiful, what a lovely place to spend your time.
Just a quick email to say thank you for an amazing day and your ongoing help organising everything for us! Everyone has praised how kind and helpful your staff were and what a great day it was, so thank you again.
It's really lovely to be back open water swimming, Aztec Adventure Upton Warren has always been somewhere I've felt lovely and safe. It's great having the boats out keeping everyone safe and the water was beautiful tonight, well done guys... I'm back to being at my favourite place to swim.
Thank you for running the sailing course this week. I was apprehensive about my son doing the course as he has autism but speaking to the staff before booking him on and during the two days everyone was understanding and accepting of him. Jack loves water sports but had never sailed before and he thoroughly enjoyed the course. When he went into a boat by himself and was a bit scared but got over it and enjoyed his time on the water. Many thanks once again for supporting Jack through his RYA Youth Level 1 Sailing Course.
All three of our boys have been on courses with Alex over the summer, two boys last week on the RYA Youth Sailing Scheme - Start Sailing Stage 3 and 4. They have really progressed and speak very highly of Alex. We have really got the bug for sailing and so are looking to join the Worcestershire Youth Sailing Association (WYSA).
Our daughter came last year for a couple of days, she loved it so much we booked before Christmas for the activity week. She has had a fantastic week, her standout of the summer holidays. She’s loved the variety of activities and the instructors all seem so friendly and helpful. Each day Amelia’s come home buzzing. We loved that despite the heat, kids were told to drink, keep applying sunscreen and encouraged to hose down. Amelia’s asked if she can do a sailing course and rebook a week for next year! As soon as dates are available we will book again.
We really enjoyed our stand up paddle boarding session. It was well organised, in terms of getting a wetsuit, life jacket etc. The changing rooms were clean. Nice that the lockers were free. Equipment was in good condition. Louis was friendly, helpful and clear in his instructions. It was good fun and went really quickly!
We had eight boys booked on to the Aztec Aquaglide Aqua Park. They had the best time. Your staff were excellent: polite, clear instructions for both kids and parents (they must get the same questions about wet suits and life jackets all the time). One member of staff was particularly conscientious as one of the boys felt a bit insecure when he first got in the water and the member of staff talked to him and reassured him. I’d definitely recommend the activity, the weather helped! Thanks, it was a top birthday venue for our boy and his mates.
I completed a RYA Level 2 Dinghy Sailing Course and very much enjoyed it. The trainer gave very helpful personal attention and I benefited greatly from his knowledge and experience.
A family group of 12 of us, aged from 4 years to older adults, visited Aztec Adventure Lower Moor. The weather was perfect, and we all had the best time. On Alex's advice, we hired a selection: pedallo, paddleboards and kayaks so that we could try different activities. We were given wetsuits and lifejackets, and Alex was always on hand, and was flexible in letting us swap the kayaks. Thanks again from all of us for a 5 star afternoon!
Fantastic facilities for all types of water sports. Perfect area for a novice like myself to practice paddle boarding. The two members of staff on duty on the day were so friendly and helpful and nothing was too much trouble. Definitely will return next season. A hidden gem.
My children age 5 and 10 years were booked in to do climbing at Evesham Leisure Centre. Both of them absolutely loved it. The instructor was brilliant and the instruction given was great especially for my daughter who had never climbed before. She climbed right to the top! Thank you, will definitely book again.
Only positive feedback, what a lovely morning, my son was terrified when we first arrived and didn't hold out much hope of him partaking in the events, his team leader was Lewis, an absolute asset to your team, I have never left my son with anyone and after coming away from Aztec Adventure, I would now have the confidence to leave him all day, after he made such lengths to include him and build his confidence. The safety of your site comes across as absolute paramount from the team leaders to the guards on the water. Beautiful place, we can't wait to come back.
We had an absolutely fantastic afternoon on the inflatables so much fun for all the family. Such lovely friendly staff who made us feel both safe but also able to have fun. Already booked to return and have recommended to all my friends.
The whole experience was brilliant, I would definitely recommend it, my family visit often, the staff all of them are very professional, for those who haven't been, get booking. We pop along sometimes and sit and have a coffee at the cafe, a little bit of heaven, it’s my little retreat or should also say treat in lovely setting in the sunshine and the rain. A big thank you to all.
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